Comments on: CyanogenMod Android hack hits 2 million installshttps://www.slashgear.com/cyanogenmod-android-hack-hits-2-million-installs-28230536/
The Definitive Guide to Tech and CarsSat, 10 Dec 2016 00:03:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7By: Isisesculhttps://www.slashgear.com/cyanogenmod-android-hack-hits-2-million-installs-28230536/#comment-216701
Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:22:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=230536#comment-216701Proud user of CM9 on GT-9100G here . Mind the “G”!
As Samsung decided to sell us a Galaxy S2 with a different hardware inside and leave us waiting for a ICS update until – well only they know when they were actually planing to update the 9100G – Codeworx – one of the most resilient and amazing developers I have ever known – stepped in and bought with his own money the infamous 9100G device and started developing on it. In his free time. Not being paid to do that. And after a Chinese leak of the ICS for the “g” model he was able to jump trough all hoops and pulled out the most amazing rabbit of ’em all. A working, shiny new heart for the Galaxy S2 – I9100G that Samsung left behind, along with some thousands paying customers. That is how awesome the Cyanogen developers team is.
Head to Cyanogenmod dot com and check it for yourself. Your device can run smoother than you have ever imagined, or your stock rom let you think. And that – for free.
]]>By: renGekhttps://www.slashgear.com/cyanogenmod-android-hack-hits-2-million-installs-28230536/#comment-213776
Tue, 29 May 2012 08:55:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=230536#comment-213776it doesn’t “need” to exist. Its there as an option. Just as its an option for people to modify their cars (because they want custom pedals), their homes because they want an addition to the house, overclocking graphics cards etc…. people like to tinker. Its human curiosity.
For most people, an OS as is does more than what they need it to do. For other people they want just a bit more customization. You can always embrace that other OS that absolutely prevents you from doing anything.
]]>By: Scotthttps://www.slashgear.com/cyanogenmod-android-hack-hits-2-million-installs-28230536/#comment-213764
Tue, 29 May 2012 06:30:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=230536#comment-213764The big question is why does it even need to exist? Android is great, but it does some things that suck, some things that are counter to their owner’s wishes, and CM fixes those. You would think that Google would simply just make Android to be more like what those 2 million users obviously are looking for.
IMHO all phones should have their OS completely unlocked and root access be a simple checkbox away. There should be two “Recovery” partitions, one that the customer can push whatever OS they want into, and a “Protected” factory recovery one, that way users can do whatever they want, but in the event of bricking it or a warranty question, the phone can be put back to the “warrantied” OS.

Did you get all that Google?

]]>By: Jubairhttps://www.slashgear.com/cyanogenmod-android-hack-hits-2-million-installs-28230536/#comment-213758
Tue, 29 May 2012 05:47:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=230536#comment-213758@00eb1e711a483d1f4600f696321feb18:disqus IMHO CM is called AOSP ROM, it builds directly from the Android Source
Code + specific device drivers for tht device. there are also AOKP ROMs
and Modified Stock ROMs. CM is in no way a modified from the Stock ROM,
thus it should not be called a hack.
As @Joey Said “it’s just an alternative operating system.”, it is a vanilla/Basic ROM, sometimes CM team adds features to it but its not bloated. It resembles more with Google Nexus series phones as they also use vanilla codes.
]]>By: primehttps://www.slashgear.com/cyanogenmod-android-hack-hits-2-million-installs-28230536/#comment-213675
Mon, 28 May 2012 21:59:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=230536#comment-213675@Joey

Cyanogen is a hack because the developers hack code already available. They introduce very little code in the overall scheme of Android.

That being said the CM team is top notch and I am an adamant supporter of the CM series of ROMs.

]]>By: Joeyhttps://www.slashgear.com/cyanogenmod-android-hack-hits-2-million-installs-28230536/#comment-213667
Mon, 28 May 2012 21:18:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=230536#comment-213667Just out of curiosity, why is Slashgear describing Cyanogenmod as a hack?